Erin F. Duncan, Esq.
Since becoming certified to practice law in the state of Florida, Erin has accumulated a wealth of knowledge through her diverse legal experience both in private practice and in her capacity as a General Magistrate presiding over family law cases. In practice, she has experienced successful outcomes in difficult family law cases using a variety of approaches from collaborative law to advocacy in highly contested trials. She has earned an outstanding reputation with past and present clients, colleagues, and peers as her insight, direction, and no-nonsense approach have led to creative and innovative solutions to complex legal issues. Erin now channels her wealth of experience into helping family mediate their family law matters to prompt and fair resolution.
Erin's Journey to Family Law Mediation:
Since 2001, Erin has called Central Florida home. She attended the University of Central Florida and earned her bachelor’s degree in legal studies in 2005. Following this, she attended the Florida A&M University College of Law and the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University. She earned her Juris Doctor in 2007 and was admitted to the Florida Bar in April 2008.
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Erin has served as an adjunct professor at Seminole State College teaching paralegal studies and today maintains relationships with past students who are now attorneys themselves. Furthermore, she mentors new family law attorneys and is an active participant in several voluntary bar organizations. Erin continuously gives back to the legal community that helped her develop her skills as a client-focused and goal-oriented family attorney and counselor at law. She is certified to mediate family, civil, and appellate cases, and serves as a Guardian ad Litem to represent the best interest of children when called on to do so.
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Erin has been recognized for her strategic abilities by the Central Florida legal community in a variety of ways. In 2009, she earned an award for Recognition and Appreciation by the Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association. She has been a particularly active member of this association as a speaker at various engagements, an author published in their magazine The Briefs, and has served in leadership positions. In addition to the OCBA, she is professionally associated with a number of other organizations such as The Central Florida Family Law Inn of Court and the Florida Supreme Court.